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OMG, Lap Dances Are Coming to Broadway, Courtesy of Magic Mike: The Musical!

We don't usually have a lot of opportunity to discuss Broadway here on Smitten. We love it, but it mostly just confuses our boyfriends and doesn't have that much to do with sex either.

Until now! Broadway is apparently going to get a lot sexier in the future. It seems things are moving full speed ahead with plans for the Broadway version of Magic Mike. Even Channing Tatum himself implied he’d consider taking singing lessons for it, although frankly, who even cares if he can sing? I mean, I watched Russell Crowe sing for like three hours in Les Mis, and he had all his clothes on. I think I could stand to hear Channing at any level of tone-deafness so long as he was only partially clothed.

I mean, right? Singing is not going to be the top priority here.

And producer Gregory Jacobs confirmed that there will be some audience involvement in the show. “Oh, you definitely might get a lap dance. Absolutely. That’s happening for sure.” Also, he says “there’s bound to be a great song about how to pick out a thong.”

Is it just me, or does this sound like what would happen if Seth Meyers asked Stefon to pitch some family-friendly ideas in Times Square on SNL? “New York's hottest experience is Magic Mike: The Musical. This Broadway show has everything: A sweaty middle-aged soccer mom who shouts “Take it off!”, the sexiest man of the year singing a love ballad to his own abs, and Matthew McConaugh-neigh. You know, it’s that thing where Matthew McConaughey pretends to gallop around on a horse, but also he’s naked?” That's not a criticism, obviously.

Basically the hardest decision you will ever have to make regarding any girls nights out or bachelorette parties in the near future is whether to choose the Mean Girls musical or Magic Mike. But while both sound amazing, I think we know which one will be sexier.

Would you want to see Magic Mike: The Musical? How does the idea of audience lap dances at a Broadway show make you feel? I'm half terrified.